Food

Some sandwiches stand the test of time and so do the restaurants that serve them. That’s true of the Triple Treat and Something Else Deli.

Gnocchi Mac and Cheese is a playful and innovative twist on a classic from food writer Ben Weiner.

Of all the various dietary needs we hear about from readers, limiting the amount of sodium in recipes is among the most common requests. The good news is that if you’re eating mostly home-cooked food, you’re already well on your way to reducing your salt intake, as more than 70% of Americans’ dietary sodium comes from packaged or prepared food, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

No-Li Brewhouse is launching the Frontline Freedom fundraiser to support Hillyard’s VFW Post 1474, which provides aid for veterans, active-duty military personnel, first-responders and their families.

If you aren’t prepared, spring can catch you off guard.

Presenting Macaroni and Cheese with Tomatoes so soon after Coeur d’Alene’s Mac and Cheese Festival may be risky. This dish could be deemed ordinary, except for possibly one thing. It’s the most mellow macaroni and cheese I’ve ever eaten. The tomato does that. If stressed at the end of the day, eat this, and you’ll likely feel much more relaxed and secure.

German-born, licensed local pastor Rene’ Devantier of Spokane’s Fowler United Methodist Church takes a distinct approach to ministering to those in need.

When Byron and Kim Brown sought a mainland site to expand Akamai Coffee Company and Maui restaurants, they settled on Coeur d'Alene. The couple opened The Lanai Feb. 7 in the city's midtown to bring the same food, vibe and decor of its Hawaiian counterparts.

Taco Bell’s Crunchwrap Supreme is a fast food icon. For the uninitiated, it features seasoned beef, nacho cheese sauce, lettuce, tomatoes and a crunchy tostada, wrapped up in a flour tortilla that is then griddled on both sides to hold it all together. Introduced as a limited-time offering in the summer of 2005, “the Crunchwrap Supreme was a runaway success, quickly becoming Taco Bell’s most successful product introduction ever,” according to QSR Magazine. It became a permanent fixture of the chain’s menu the following year.

Metal scraps, rubber pieces and bits of permanent marker sound like the contents of a trash can, not your grocery cart. But those items have turned up in chicken nuggets, veggie burgers and other foods in recent months, prompting a rash of alerts and recalls.

Like a lot of Mexican food fans, I could stuff my face with tacos every day of the week and consider myself wonderfully fed.

Every spring, one question starts to occupy more and more of my brain: How can I get more asparagus on the table?

One colorful sweet treat has recently graced social media platforms across the world: Asian fruit-shaped ice cream. For Eastern Washington and North Idaho residents, these trending desserts are now available off the screen.

Spokane’s chicken war is heating up.

Since 1999, there has been a pretty good chance of seeing Alton Brown any time you turn on Food Network.

On dark and gloomy mornings this week, I’ve been cheered by the fact that Friday is Holi. Also known as the Festival of Colors, the Hindu holiday welcomes spring and emphasizes love, community and the triumph of good over evil. It’s famously marked by partygoers throwing brightly hued powder and water, but another defining aspect of the vibrant festivities is an abundance of sweet treats. So even if there are no colorful street parties in your area, you can still celebrate by preparing a batch of Coconut Burfi Truffles from food writer Varu Chilakamarri.

The banner hanging from a pole outside the McDonald’s on Eighth Avenue - just a block or so from Penn Station - alerts tourists and locals alike that the location is open 24 hours. In the city that never sleeps, it seems, you can grab a Big Mac and fries practically anytime insomnia strikes. I find this information oddly comforting, as if some innocent part of my brain still equates the Golden Arches with postgame celebrations and secret lunchtime jailbreaks from school. McDonald’s clearly got its hooks in me early.

One of the most nourishing things about food is often overlooked in the conversation about health: the human connections it fosters.